South Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map National Monument elevation profiles and easy-to-use maps

elevation profiles and easy-to-use maps help you find the trailhead and stay on track

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This map represents a landslide inventory for the upper Muddy Creek area

This is the essential source in the field

taxonomic information for fossil identification

South Mountain, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map National Monument elevation profiles and easy-to-use mapsThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes